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History beckons for Ireland at Rugby World Cup after grand slam glory | Robert Kitson
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03/19/2023 06:00 PM
Andy Farrell's men are deservedly favourites for France while England must learn quickly from their disappointing Six NationsThe list of teams who have won a Six Nations grand slam and followed it up by hoisting the World Cup in the same calendar year can be counted, for now, on a solitary English finger. Even as Ireland's players, coaches and supporters celebrated a famous achieveme